Companion planting can be hugely beneficial for some species, but there are plants that don't get along and can have ...

For those without the time or inclination to tend the garden year-round, low-maintenance privacy planting is the perfect ...

If fences aren't your thing, plant a shrub or tree for privacy. Fast-growing species can create a natural screen in a few ...

Could wildfire really come to our own backyards? The answer is yes, but Ann Lovejoy advises some simple steps to reduce the risk.

Question: For the past two years, I have planted root crops including carrots, radishes and beets, and most of these vegetables are small, twisted and misshaped when I harvest them. I have tried ...

I’m grateful for the periodic rains that have graced this summer and nourished the lawn, flowers and shrubs on our place. The weeds around Baker City, meanwhile, have celebrated the unusually abundant ...

Jonathan Zartman of Bollinger Solar explains the view blocking plants that are planned to be done for the proposed solar farm along Clarkstown Road during a meeting of the Muncy Creek Township ...

Here in the not-quite summer, not quite autumn days of September, I cast about for something new to write about and that, too, lives in a not-quite world.

Fall color doesn't have to mean a bunch of blowing and raking. With these tidy bushes, you can complement the foliage already in your yard with new bursts of seasonal hues—and without the raining down ...

According to the meteorological calendar, the first day of autumn is always September 1. But that doesn't mean that your colourful summer garden has to fade away. The smartest planting keeps colour ...

PITTSFIELD — Anglers frustrated over losing access to their favorite fishing spots at Pontoosuc Lake Park will have to wait longer for answers — thanks to a technical glitch. A presentation showing ...

After a very wet spring, warm and dry conditions have dominated Vermont and the Northeast since the beginning of June. According to the National Integrated Drought Information System, the driest areas ...